Upon it's release, the Two Towers, while not at all poorly received by the audience, was deemed by few to be slightly inferior to the original film. Major criticisms were aimed at the films slower pace and being less faithful to the source material. However, this extended edition should serve as an amazing treat for audiences. There is more humor in this installment, and it even adds a lot more character development for some characters. It even gives characters like Faramir and Eowyn more layers. The pacing is also much more satisfying and the story flows much better. Gollum is also made an even more entertaining creature, which he already was pretty interesting. Definitely worth going back to watch this movie for seeing these incredible changes.